Tuesday, April 16, 2013

1:31 PM

The Assembly has given Hometown Hero awards to Oak Creek Lt. Brian Murphy and Officer Sam Lenda for their role in responding to the shooting at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple last year.

Murphy and Lenda accepted their awards on behalf of their department, and added condolences for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

"What we did is the same thing that you do, which is to put yourself aside for the greater good," Murphy said.

The Assembly also passed a resolution expressing condolences to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing Monday. Both Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, and Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, asked for a show of bipartisanship in a time of tragedy.

"These victims and individuals who were hurt, be them family members or the victims themselves- they weren't Republicans or Democrats, they were Americans," Suder said.